Muted up strum

Re: Muted up strum

Good question. Wish I had an answer. Whenever I palm mute my strings it's in a quick down stroke kinda way. I read on some other sites how to pm an upstroke, but they really didn't have any magically helpful advice. Except for what you already know and have already heard I'm sure: PRACTICE.

Re: Muted up strum

Slow down. A lot.

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Re: Muted up strum

Re: Muted up strum

I find you have to hold your hand lower than you normally would so that you have to flex your wrist quite a bit to clear the bass strings which takes a bit of practice to get used to. I found that I kept dropping the pick at first because it would get caught under the low E string. It's also a lot easier when you are sitting down because you have to get your arm a bit lower where it comes accross the body which is really hard when the guitar is hanging on a strap. If you are standing, try holding the neck lower than you normally would, even point it slightly down hill which puts the strumming hand in a more natural position to mute the strum.Best of luck.

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I pretty much figured it out, well it's working for me anyway. I have to use my fingers instead of my hand on the up strum. Kinda like pushing the pick up instead of dragging it. Also, the pick kinda bounces off the strings not raking them and I'm only hitting 1 or 2 stings. Maybe the G & B. I think with some practice it will sound really good. I need to remember to slow down too.